“[t]o the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.”
in this quotation, senator william marcy was comparing politics to

He said this when he supported the nomination of Martin Van Buren as minister to Britain.  Buren was nominated by Andrew Jackson.  The spoils here means patronage where government positions are appointed to people who support the administration rather than by merit.

a because i tried to vote with just my college id and the answer was no

i think the answer is: cuba wanted to be independent from spain, and the u.s. wanted to end spanish rule in the west.

hope i

-lavira : )